Recognizing that empirical research into classroom dialogue has been conducted for about
40 years, a review is reported of 225 studies published between 1972 and 2011. The …

Names: Mercer, Neil, editor.| Wegerif, Rupert, 1959-editor.| Major, Louis,(Louis Christopher),
1985-editor. Title: The Routledge international handbook of research on dialogic …

This paper describes research on dialogue between teachers and pupils during primary
school science lessons, using talk from two classrooms to provide our examples. We …

The present study examines what types of dialogic teaching patterns can be identified in the
early school years, and how teachers scaffold children's participation and shared …

In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile
career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces–extracts from books, key …

The purpose of this study was to investigate how concept cartoons, together with other
diagnostic and scaffolding tools, could be used in formative assessment, to stimulate talk …

The conservation of biodiversity is an important socio‐scientific issue that is often regarded
as a precondition to sustainable development. The foundation for citizens' understanding of …

Now fully updated in its third edition, Science Learning, Science Teaching offers an
accessible, practical guide to creative classroom teaching and a comprehensive introduction …

Teacher‐led whole class discussions are essential when it comes to guiding students'
construction of knowledge, and recent studies on teaching and learning emphasize the …

Professional learning processes aim to change teachers' pedagogical concepts, yet this
process is obscure and understudied. Building on a conceptual change perspective, this …